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 64 F ORTY—FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 12, 13, 14. 1870. PWM- penalties of perjury prescribed by said act shall apply also to any false atlirmation taken thereunder. Approved, February 1, 1870. . . .-—` to the United States to the Erection 0 aBr1` tl)zi:I:lUlla;i1eTl¢efil‘i%;7l`iltl/l§rg(l>’lzi7e’_;‘i~0i1¢f the City cy" Portland to the easZfBankd4§*‘e Stll NIB?'. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Bridge across States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of the United
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erected gy the State of Oregon, to erect, or cause to be erected, a bridge, with diverg. vity of l’¤r¤l¤¤d ing roadways and footways and double draws, over and across the Wil- "'°h"'s"‘ Y““"; lamette river, between the city of Portland and the east bank of said river, at any time within six years after the passage of this act: Prameqe of cen- vided, That the said bridge shall be so constructed and built as not to °“`“°“°“i obstruct, impair, or injuriously modify the navigation of the river; and in order to secure a compliance with these conditions, the corporation, association, or company proposing to erect the same, previous to commencing the construction of the bridge, shall submit to the Secretary of plan sndmepa Vllar a plan of the bridge, with a detailed map of the river at the proposed site of the bridge and for the distance of a mile above and below the site exhibiting the depths and currents at all points of the same, together with all other information touching said bridge and river as [that] may be deemed requisite by the Secretary of War to determine whether the said bridge, when built, will conform to the prescribed conditions of the act, not to obstruct, impair, or injuriously modify the navigation of 0mm,,, Su. the river: Provided further, That the Secretary of War may detail an p¤ri¤t¤¤d· officer to superintend the survey and examination of said river with a view to said location. Secretary of Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of War is hereby gggcgggglly authorized and directed, upon receiving said` plan and map and other ,,1,,,,,, gw_ information, and upon being satisfied that a bridge built on such plain [plan] and at said locality will conform to the prescribed conditions of this act, not to obstruct, impair, or injuriously modify the navigation of said river, to notify the said corporation, association, or company proposing to erect the same that he approves the same; and upon receiving such notification, the said corporation, association, or company may proceed to the erection of said bridge, conforming strictly to the Bridge netto approved plan and location. But until the Secretary of War approve g;§;>¤g:°¤°°d the plan and location of said bridge, and notify the said corporation, ’association, or company of the same, the- bridge shall not be built or commenced. laggigptgdgg? I Sec. 3. And  it further enacted, That the said corporation of the me bmp_ city of Portland is hereby authorized and empowered, so far as Congress has the power to grant the same, to make such rules and regulations for the care of said bridge, and for the regulation and collection of tolls for crossing on the same, as they shall deem just and reasonable. Armzovnn, February 2, 1870. F€b_ 5, 18yo_ CHAP. XIV.--An Act to establisht/a Iignd Drwct in Wyoming Territory, and for ·‘··—_—·‘· o er urposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the [Htited .wy0m,,,g],,,d States of America in Congress assembled, That the public lands of the glgitgiptssyvngtl United States m the Territory of Wyoming shall constitute a land disming Tammy_ trict, to be called the district of Wyoming, the office for which shall be established at such place, within said district,as the President of the United States may from time- to time direct; and the pre-emption laws and all other laws not locally inapplicable arc hereby extended to said Territory.